I don't understand, am I missing something? You just pick up blue and teal blocks while a red block slowly chases you? Why are people so excited about this? I feel like I'm missing something.
For those of us who appreciate simple little distractions, this is a really fun and easy way to blow away a few minutes. It isn't that easy to build such intuitive but fun mechanics into a game, so it's impressive that a newcomer nailed it so well. Some people tend to require something more engaging or rewarding, and you might fall into that category. Definitely a different strokes thing.
I appreciate the minimalism of the game. It has the concept of progression down well. More captured blocks increases the speed of the red block, making the game more challenging as you progress. The friction of the movement makes the controls just the right amount of challenging.
Same could be said of tetris, though. Sure, it's very minimalistic, but it is well done and the mechanics are fun to play.
Did you try it on the phone, using tilt? Other than that - yeah, that's all there is to it.
The red block gets faster and faster, introduction of smaller squares worth ten points, it became quite a challenge for me to keep a score above 100 on PC with arrow keys.
It's an interesting control scheme to get used to.